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Lifting the Fog of Supply Chain Transformation

Enterra Insights

As a result, supply chain leaders continuously ask me to unravel market confusion.”[2] ”[2] You might say the future is obscured by the fog of supply chain transformation. The fog of supply chain transformation. Military people are familiar with the term “fog of war.”

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Evaluating Supply Chain Transformation

Enterra Insights

Chevreux and his colleagues write, “In order to achieve a sustainable advantage, companies must digitize and automate supply chains to better execute against plan. ” In other words, just like military personnel, they need good situational awareness. They need visibility into things happening around them.

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Amidst record momentum, ThroughPut Inc. raises $6M in Angel Funding to accelerate Supply Chain Transformation ?

ThroughPut

With direct API access with some of the largest platforms in the world, ThroughPut is adding Supply Chain AI Optimization, Visibility and Actionability to our strategic partner offerings. raises $6M in Angel Funding to accelerate Supply Chain Transformation ? The post Amidst record momentum, ThroughPut Inc.

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Supply Chain’s Must Adapt Before Global Conditions Change

Enterra Insights

VUCA is a term first used in the military that started creeping into supply chain discussions several years ago. Back in 2011, supply chain analyst Trevor Miles ( @milesahead ) noted there is a similar sounding word supply chain managers should associate with VUCA.

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Reflections, Thank-you(s) and Rethinking the Future

Supply Chain Shaman

The digital supply chain transformation is just beginning. My first thank-you note is to the United States military. Our current technologies built on relational databases– like Advanced Planning (APS) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)– are not equal to the test. The driver is growth.

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This Week in Supply Chain News (February 19 – 23)

Logistics Viewpoints

On March 21, 1864, an ancestor of Biden got in a knife fight with another man in a Union military encampment. Their ongoing supply chain transformation strategy contributed to the results; Walmart’s focus on omni-channel growth and e-commerce capabilities were key contributors to an improved top line.

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Welcome to 2023 and Added Evidence That Supply Chains Continue To Matter

Supply Chain Matters

billion in additional charges related to military and space aircraft fixed price development programs, in addition to ongoing supply network challenges in delivering commercial aircraft to airline customers, including the backlog of 737 MAX aircraft to be delivered. billion, principally weighed down by $2.8